You Are Interviewing a 20-Year-Old Patient with a New-Onset Psychotic

question 20

Multiple Choice

You are interviewing a 20-year-old patient with a new-onset psychotic disorder. The patient is apathetic and has disturbed thoughts and language patterns. The nurse recognizes this behavior pattern as consistent with a diagnosis of

• A)depression.
• B)autistic disorder.
• C)mania.
• D)schizophrenia.
• E)anxiety disorder.

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Definitions:

Dichotomy Corollary

A principle suggesting a division or contrast between two things that are presented as being entirely different or opposite.

Bipolar

A psychiatric diagnosis characterized by significant mood swings, including manic highs and depressive lows.

Mutually Exclusive Alternatives

Options in a decision-making scenario that cannot be chosen or occur together.

Unconscious

A part of the mind that contains thoughts, memories, and desires not within the realm of conscious awareness, deeply influencing behavior and thoughts according to psychoanalytic theory.